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03.12.2008

RT Chairmen take action on key shipping issues

The Chairmen of the Round Table of international shipping associations, given the current gravity of a number of pressing issues, urgently called a meeting to discuss piracy off Somalia’s coasts, the detained officers from the Hebei Spirit, and mutual recognition in the draft EU Regulation on common rules and standards. Piracy The RT Associations are sending a letter to all Heads of State of......
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21.11.2008

Piracy prompts tanker diversions

INTERTANKO and its members abhor the rapidly escalating piracy situation off the coasts of Somalia and are extremely concerned for the safety of all seafarers and for the ability to deliver cargo safely. Following a meeting this week of its governing Council, INTERTANKO is fully supportive of the many tanker operators who have declared their intention to avoid the area off Somalia ’s coasts and......
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21.11.2008

INTERTANKO launches version 3 of its questionnaire Q88

On the 20 th anniversary of the publication of the Questionnaire 88 (Q88), INTERTANKO has revised its industry standard questionnaire. In February this year, INTERTANKO’s Vetting Committee revived the ‘Questionnaire 88 Working Group’ to work under the chairmanship of Captain Ashley Cooper (Scorpio Ship Management S.A.M) to review the Q88 to ensure that it meets today’s commercial environment.......
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05.11.2008

OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENTS ON CRIMINAL ACTS OF PIRACY IN THE GULF OF ADEN

The undersigned call upon all governments, individually, and collectively through the United Nations, to do everything in their power to counter the state of lawlessness and to restore safety of navigation in the Gulf of Aden . Contributions already made in response to UN Security Council resolutions 1816 and 1838 are welcomed but the undersigned note with considerable concern that UN SCR......
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29.09.2008

PIRATES IN SOMALIA THREATEN LIVES OF SEAFARERS AND THE SECURITY OF WORLD TRADE

INADEQUATE RESPONSE BY GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR NAVAL FORCES IS UNACCEPTABLE SAYS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING INDUSTRY The international shipping industry (represented by BIMCO, ICS/ISF, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO and the International Transport Workers’ Federation) is dismayed by recent comments, attributed to leaders of the Coalition Task Force operating in the Gulf of Aden, that it is not the job o......
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04.06.2008

Industry coalition statement on ECJ ruling on EU SSP Directive

3 June 2008 Court of Justice of the European Communities Case C-308/06 The Queen on the application of INTERTANKO INTERCARGO The Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee Lloyd’s Register The International Salvage Union v. The Secretary of State for Transport European Court rules that the validity of the EU Directive 2005/35/EU on ship source pollution cannot be assessed by referen......
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25.04.2008

Message of support from Efthimios E. Mitropoulos, Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization

Ladies and gentlemen, Embodied in the Poseidon Challenge is the self-pronounced desire of the shipping industry to embrace continuous improvement and to have robust and visionary goals. Striving to achieve the stated aims of zero fatalities, zero pollution and zero detentions is exactly what continuous improvement is all about and, to that end, a commitment to quality and a recognition that......
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25.04.2008

Fruitful and successful INTERTANKO meetings in Istanbul

Executive committee Executive Committee members Lars Mossberg and Stephen Van Dyck have completed their maximum term on the Committee; Hans Jørgen Firing and Michio Tamiya have resigned from the Committee as they pursue other business interests. We are delighted to welcome three new Executive Committee members as confirmed by Council: Herbjørn Hansson – Chairman & CEO, Nordic American Tanker......
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25.04.2008

First Poseidon Challenge Award presented to IACS

This week has seen the first Poseidon Challenge Award presented to the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) by Willem De Ruiter, Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency, for its work on the successful introduction of the new IACS Common Structural Rules for Tankers (CSR), including the accelerated introduction of the new IMO Standards for Protective......
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25.04.2008

INTERTANKO statement on Takayama

INTERTANKO’s Council has expressed its concern at the attack on NYK’s VLCC Takayama off Aden. The Japanese VLCC was reportedly hit by a rocket propelled grenade launched from a small boat 270 miles off the coast of Aden. There appear to have been no injuries and no fire or explosion. A fueloil leak was temporarily patched by the crew and the vessel is said to have continued her ballast voyage......
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